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GamerGate: How the Media Gave Away America

From Todd Wohling, writing at TechRaptor: I hate myself for what I did Tuesday. I remember voting for the first time in 1994. Walking in to a small community center in a village of less than 500 in rural Wisconsin

GamerGate: How the Media Gave Away America

Electing a GOP Senate Won't Fix What's Broke

Voter discontent will give the GOP control of the Senate, but Americans quickly will become as disenamored with a new cast on Capitol Hill. Paychecks are stagnant and health care and many other things too expensive, but Americans won’t accept

Electing a GOP Senate Won't Fix What's Broke

Effectiveness of Ebola travel ban questioned

WASHINGTON (AP) — A ban on travel from West Africa might seem like a simple and smart response to the frightening Ebola outbreak there. It’s become a central demand of Republicans on Capitol Hill and some Democrats, and is popular

Effectiveness of Ebola travel ban questioned

Obama Calls GOP Chairman To Request ISIS Vote

President Obama personally called the House Appropriations Committee Chairman at 5:00pm Tuesday to request congressional authorization to arm Syrian rebels, prompting a scramble on Capitol Hill to digest the proposed policy change and decide how to bring it up for

Obama Calls GOP Chairman To Request ISIS Vote

Uber Hires Obama Adviser David Plouffe as 'Campaign Manager'

California-based ridesharing company Uber has enlisted former Obama campaign manager and senior adviser David Plouffe to guide the company’s “political campaign” as their new senior vice president of policy and strategy. Plouffe will reportedly be taking direct aim at the

Uber Hires Obama Adviser David Plouffe as 'Campaign Manager'

House Hearing on Republican Lawsuit Against Uber-Presidency

This morning the House Rules Committee is holding a committee on the authorization of litigation by the House of Representatives challenging the president’s unilateral actions. The hearing began at 10 am Eastern and is streaming live on C-Span. Several of

McCarthy's Do-or-Die Moment: Majority Leader or Bust!

As the shocking news last night of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor losing his primary traveled like lightning around Capitol Hill, pretty much everyone was taken by surprise. After all, since the inception of the position of Majority Leader, no

McCarthy's Do-or-Die Moment: Majority Leader or Bust!

Pro-Amnesty Evangelicals Swarm Capitol Hill

Two hundred fifty left-wing Evangelicals, part of a coalition that calls itself the Evangelical Immigration Table (EIT), swarmed Capitol Hill last week to lobby an estimated 100 Republican Congressmen in support of amnesty for illegal aliens.  A year ago, the same

Pro-Amnesty Evangelicals Swarm Capitol Hill

Documents: Cochran Listed Aide's DC House As Address

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) repeatedly listed a Washington, D.C. house owned by his executive assistant as his address on a series of official documents in recent years, including several of his statements of candidacy to the Federal Election Commission. Cochran

Documents: Cochran Listed Aide's DC House As Address

Democrats Steal Tea Party Symbol to Promote Obamacare

How desperate are Democrats to sell Obamacare? So desperate that they’re adopting the Tea Party’s beloved symbol, the Gadsden “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, to sell it, as per this tweet by Democrat strategist Christine Pelosi (yes, that Pelosi family).

Democrats Steal Tea Party Symbol to Promote Obamacare

Rep. John Lewis Gets 'Happy' on Capitol Hill

Thursday Rep. John Lewis (D-GA.) danced to Pharrell Williams’s “Happy” in honor of International Day of Happiness. His staff member Rachelle O’Neil, posted the clip on YouTube… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN

Rep. John Lewis Gets 'Happy' on Capitol Hill

Texas Congressman Creates Caucus to Toughen Border Security

In an effort to emphasize tougher border security, Texas Congressman Lamar Smith recently formed the Border Security Caucus on Capitol Hill. Rep. Smith, a vehement opponent of the Democrats’ immigration policy changes, said, “Unfortunately, President Obama has weakened immigration laws through executive orders

Texas Congressman Creates Caucus to Toughen Border Security